The clue "motive" last appeared in the Newsday crossword on October 16, 2024. The correct answer for this puzzle is "REASON", a 6-letter word.
Solution REASON is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution REASON is 6 letters long. We have 33 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 243 solutions. The longest is FOCUS OF ATTENTION with 16 letters, and the shortest is ACT with 3 letters.
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Solutions are between 3 and 16 letters long.
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